Passion of George Sarton: A Modern Marriage and Its Discipline, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 260)

Pyenson, Lewis

ISBN 10: 0871692600 / ISBN 13: 9780871692603

Edité par American Philosophical Society Press, 2006

Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0871692600I4N11

Synopsis :

George Sarton animated the discipline of history of science (HoS) in America. This vol. traces his youth & educ. in Belgium, & his marriage to Mabel Elwes. It follows the Sarton's in their path from idealistic refugees fleeing the invasion of Belgium in 1914 to destitute intellectuals at Harvard Univ. For 50 years, HoS as an acad. specialty owed much to Sarton's visions & anxieties, esp. as they were expressed in his marriage. Mabel Sarton sustained his enterprise & contributed to its form, which included parts of socialism, pacifism, aesthetics, & faith. Themes present in Sarton's early work include the common endeavor of artists & scientists, the private nature of scientific innovation, & the HoS as a bridge between the humanities & the natural sciences. Illus.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Passion of George Sarton: A Modern Marriage ...
Éditeur : American Philosophical Society Press
Date d'édition : 2006
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket